‘Star Wars’ Lotería cards invade Austin this Sunday, Sept. 5

Nothing like original “Star Wars” art with a creative, cultural twist. Austin artist and musician Chepo Peña will showcase his gorgeous Space Loteria series — a clever mashup of so many things “Star Wars” and the colorful Mexican Bingo game — with an opening Sunday, Sept. 5, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Thunderbird Coffee, located at 2200 Manor in Austin. Peña will exhibit his stellar Lotería cards as posters, with the art on display at Thunderbird until the end of the month.

Peña still has four cards left to do from the 54-card Lotería set. When he’s done he plans to make a game prototype and explore his legal options, as they’re not approved by Lucasfilm and he got hit with a cease-and-desist awhile back for selling the art on his site.

As if original “Star Wars” art isn’t enough of a treat, Karaoke Apocalypse will be on hand to crank out the tunes while you crank out your caffeinated vocals. And yes, Peña plays in that band among others. Because the dude’s obviously strong with the Force.

If you can’t make the “Star Wars” Lotería roadie, you can always check out the card art at chepo.net.